Maybe a trip Orlando, Florida is warranted.
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Honestly, this rendition of Hogwarts does not impress me.
No thanks, I think I'll give Florida a miss, for now.
Maybe a trip Orlando, Florida is warranted.
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Honestly, this rendition of Hogwarts does not impress me.
Something designed for entertainment and thrills just would not cut it especially if the desire is authentic. Then there is being surrounded by noisy touristas in shorts, t-shirts and loud children. But it is interesting how something artificial can be substituted for real and be satisfying in some circumstances. One example is Mainstreet in both Disneyland and Disneyworld, but it is just shops and restaurants filled with those pesky tourists I mentioned. I think I’d leave Hogwarts to the books, movies and my imagination.No thanks, I think I'll give Florida a miss, for now.
FF7 was like that.It’s kind of what I see on the East Coast of the US turning into one huge never ending megatropolis. And for something like Coruscant, I’d imagine the lower levels become rough and dangerous. I can’t remember the name of the game I played, a long while ago, maybe it was a Star Wars game, (solo RPG) and that was how it was, the lower levels were infested in the gangs and the under world of crime. Then there was The Star Wars MMO and as I recall the Corescant like planet was a ruin in that one.
It’s kind of what I see on the East Coast of the US turning into one huge never ending megatropolis. And for something like Coruscant, I’d imagine the lower levels become rough and dangerous. I can’t remember the name of the game I played, a long while ago, maybe it was a Star Wars game, (solo RPG) and that was how it was, the lower levels were infested in the gangs and the under world of crime. Then there was The Star Wars MMO and as I recall the Corescant like planet was a ruin in that one.
This is one thing I particularly disliked about the Elves in the Eragon series - it felt like the Author had taken stock Tolkienesque wood Elves and turned the magical-hippiness up to 11 and created a whole Mary-Sue race of 'Humans but better' without any of the deeper thought behind why they were immortal, powerful, highly skilled etc. in Tolkien's legendarium and more importantly what the balancing downsides of these attributes are. So I suppose much the same goes for Vulcan as the Elven forest in Eragon (though in general I do love woodland locations/ scenery!)I don't understand the appeal of Vulcan. It's dry and hot, nothing but dust and rocks as far as the eye can see.
Add to that, you'll be surrounded by millions of arrogant elitist. But from a Vulcan perspective, they aren't being arrogant, only realistic. Vulcans are 3 times stronger, smarter, more durable, more resilient, longer lived...in short superior to human in every measurable way.Well, we have better barbers. Every male Vulcan seems to sport the same bowl cut.
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didn't get through the whole book, but I do give the author some credit on the simplicity of the writing.This is one thing I particularly disliked about the Elves in the Eragon series - it felt like the Author had taken stock Tolkienesque wood Elves and turned the magical-hippiness up to 11 and created a whole Mary-Sue race of 'Humans but better' without any of the deeper thought behind why they were immortal, powerful, highly skilled etc. in Tolkien's legendarium and more importantly what the balancing downsides of these attributes are. So I suppose much the same goes for Vulcan as the Elven forest in Eragon (though in general I do love woodland locations/ scenery!)
Spoiler: Not sure I see the appeal of visiting two adjacent triangles with a filled circle hanging over them...
I read the first Eragon book and it did not grab me enough to continue with the series. At this point, I don't remember too much about it. No offense to anyone intended...This is one thing I particularly disliked about the Elves in the Eragon series - it felt like the Author had taken stock Tolkienesque wood Elves and turned the magical-hippiness up to 11 and created a whole Mary-Sue race of 'Humans but better' without any of the deeper thought behind why they were immortal, powerful, highly skilled etc. in Tolkien's legendarium and more importantly what the balancing downsides of these attributes are. So I suppose much the same goes for Vulcan as the Elven forest in Eragon (though in general I do love woodland locations/ scenery!)
100 acre wood from Winnie the PooFor some people it may be Oz. For others it might be the coffee shop from Friends.
For me it’s Gotham City. In particular, the one from the TV series Gotham. I’m well aware that various New York City locations “stood in” for Gotham City...but boy, what locations! Gotham’s train station and City Hall were majestic, beautifully photogenic examples of architecture...as was the most familiar location, Gotham Police Headquarters. There were gorgeous theatre exteriors and tall, cathedral-like clock towers.
Even the run-down sections—bridge underpasses and lonely windswept docks—were wonderfully evocative of a city fallen on hard times. There’s even a very long one-way lane that James Gordon drives down, with a chain link fence that runs its entire length, that I could swear also turned up in the movie “Joker”.
That’s not even counting the Great Hall at Wayne Manor, which I assume was way too elaborate to be a studio set.
So yeah, I’d like to visit Gotham. And because it’s also a real life, standing location (as opposed to CG or an elaborate set like the 4077th M*A*S*H), it would actually be possible to visit it...if you knew where all those locations are. (Tour operators, there’s an idea to attract Batman fans!)
100 acre wood and winnie the poohFor some people it may be Oz. For others it might be the coffee shop from Friends.
For me it’s Gotham City. In particular, the one from the TV series Gotham. I’m well aware that various New York City locations “stood in” for Gotham City...but boy, what locations! Gotham’s train station and City Hall were majestic, beautifully photogenic examples of architecture...as was the most familiar location, Gotham Police Headquarters. There were gorgeous theatre exteriors and tall, cathedral-like clock towers.
Even the run-down sections—bridge underpasses and lonely windswept docks—were wonderfully evocative of a city fallen on hard times. There’s even a very long one-way lane that James Gordon drives down, with a chain link fence that runs its entire length, that I could swear also turned up in the movie “Joker”.
That’s not even counting the Great Hall at Wayne Manor, which I assume was way too elaborate to be a studio set.
So yeah, I’d like to visit Gotham. And because it’s also a real life, standing location (as opposed to CG or an elaborate set like the 4077th M*A*S*H), it would actually be possible to visit it...if you knew where all those locations are. (Tour operators, there’s an idea to attract Batman fans!)
I'd definitely like to go there.There's a place that I'd visit if I had the chance,
And it isn't near Italy, Denmark, or France.
It's a place in a story I heard as a child,
Whose people are known as warm-hearted and mild.
It's not a big city, as some like to trumpet,
Just a small village not far from Mount Crumpit.
That bit of geography makes it a cinch,
And if that's not enough: there's an infamous Grinch.
The Grinch is reformed now, or so I've been told,
For that was the story that I learnt of old.
I won't write its name, for I'd not spoil the fun
Of you finding it out. Now this post is done.
Though idyllic it seems, I would change one parameter:I'd definitely like to go there.
clearly he wants to visit a postmodern art exhibit and yet believes such museums are fictitious 😆Spoiler: Not sure I see the appeal of visiting two adjacent triangles with a filled circle hanging over them...![]()
Not so much one physical, mythical location, but many by way of the Galaxy Class starship Enterprise NCC-1701-D. I'd love to boldly go where no one has gone before.
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I would be hopelessly addicted.Hey...anybody want to come visit the holodeck with me?